office file open/file save dialog

[Guest]

Hi, I have set up my dbase to use the office file open/file save common
dialog to allow me to select a file for importing. When I put the dbase on
another machine the references show 'Microsoft windows common controls - 2
6.0' as missing and I can't find it listed. Can anyone tell me how I might
add this to the other pc? Could it be that Access is not fully installed or
something else not done?
Any assistance much appreciated

 

[Nikos Yannacopoulos]

Sam,

You could copy the .ocx file on the other machine and register it, but
this is not the recommended solution, in that activeX controls, apart
from requiring their presence and registration on each machine, they are
also prone to introducing version incompatibilities. Your best option is
to drop the use of the common dialog activeX altogether, using instead
an API function, which has neither of the above shortcomings. You can
find the code at:

http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0001.htm

HTH,
Nikos